Remo Giazotto facts for kids

Remo Giazotto (born September 4, 1910, in Rome; died August 26, 1998, in Pisa) was an Italian music expert, music critic, and composer. He is best known for organizing and listing the works of the famous composer Tomaso Albinoni. Giazotto also wrote books about Albinoni and other composers, like Antonio Vivaldi.

Giazotto worked as a music critic starting in 1932. From 1945 to 1949, he was an editor for the Rivista musicale italiana magazine. In 1967, he became a co-editor for the Nuova rivista musicale italiana. He taught music history at the University of Florence from 1957 to 1969. In 1962, he joined the Accademia Nazionale di S. Cecilia, a famous Italian music academy.

In 1949, Giazotto became the director of chamber music programs for RAI, Italy's state broadcasting company. Later, in 1966, he directed RAI's international programs, which were organized through the European Broadcasting Union. He also led the committee that chose musicians for RAI and edited their series of books about composers.

Remo Giazotto was the father of the physicist Adalberto Giazotto.

The Famous Adagio in G Minor

Giazotto is very famous for publishing a piece of music called Adagio in G minor. He first said that he had found a small piece of an old music manuscript by Albinoni. He claimed he only arranged this piece, not composed it himself. He said the fragment came from the Saxon State Library.

Later, Giazotto changed his story. He then said that the Adagio in G minor was actually his own original composition. The original manuscript fragment he mentioned has never been shown to the public. Giazotto stated that it only contained the bass line of the music. The Adagio in G minor is copyrighted by Giazotto.

Remo Giazotto's Writings

Remo Giazotto wrote many books and articles about music history and composers. Here are some of his important works:

• Il melodramma a Genova nei secoli XVII e XVIII (Genoa, 1941) – This book is about opera in Genoa during the 17th and 18th centuries.
• Tomaso Albinoni, 'musico violino dilettante veneto' (1671–1750) (Milan, 1945) – A detailed book about the composer Tomaso Albinoni.
• Busoni: la vita nell opera (Milan, 1947) – A book about the life and work of the composer Busoni.
• La musica a Genova nella vita pubblica e privata dal XIII al XVIII secolo (Genoa, 1951) – This work covers music in Genoa from the 13th to the 18th century.
• Poesia melodrammatica e pensiero critico nel Settecento (Milan, 1952) – About opera poetry and critical thinking in the 18th century.
• 'Il Patricio di Hercole Bottrigari dimostrato practicamente da un anonimo cinquecentesco', CHM, i (1953), 97–112
• Harmonici concenti in aere veneto (Rome, 1955)
• La musica italiana a Londra negli anni di Purcell (Rome, 1955) – About Italian music in London during Purcell's time.
• Annali Mozartiani (Milan, 1956) – A book about Mozart.
• Giovan Battista Viotti (Milan, 1956) – A book about the composer Giovan Battista Viotti.
• Musurgia nova (Milan, 1959)
• Vita di Alessandro Stradella (Milan, 1962) – A book about the life of Alessandro Stradella.
• Vivaldi (Milan, 1965) – A book about the famous composer Antonio Vivaldi.
• La guerra dei palchi, NRMI, i (1967), 245–86, 465–508; iii (1969), 906–33; v (1971), 1304–52
• 'Nel CCC anno della morte di Antonio Cesti: ventidue lettere ritrovate nell' Archivio di Stato di Venezia', NRMI, iii (1969), 496–512